Infantryman Terry J Street,2nd Battalion, PPCLI, Shilo, Man. EOT, April 4 2008 Panjwayi District Afghanistan,Constable Jimmy Ng,RCMP EOW,Sunday, September 15, 2002
Slight disagreement with fellow posters. The “dreaded carbon ring” can start to show up with as little as 200 rounds. I was using CCi sv and noticed how quickly it can appear. If you don’t catch it early the harder it is to remove later.
I used to do it religiously - after every trip to the range. Now - not so much - especially if I only put a few hundred rounds through. No issues yet - have been doing it this way for years.
This is basically my approach. Excessive bore cleaning can be counterproductive, as it is sometimes necessary to fire fouling shots afterward for best accuracy.
I would not use a bore snake; they can get stuck in the bore. Use a rod and patches, or get one of the Otis kits if you want a pull-through.
Clean the action, trigger, receiver, etc. Clean the barrel gently, and rarely.
Ok, so perhaps I have been cleaning my .22s too much. My Ruger Single six seems to need more cleaning as the bullets are harder and harder to load in the range. When I start with it all cleaned out, I have no issue, but as I put several rounds through it, the ammo is difficult to load, and even more difficult unload. I really have to push hard on the ejector rod.
I'm sure there are some old Cooey 22LRs out there that are cleaned on a once a generation scale.
rugger 10/22, bought in 2007 last cleaned in 2014
took it up north this year, like every year, worked like charm, not a single issue.